Charter: BL Cotton Augustus ii.6
Description (from Electronic Saywer)
Bond 1878, p. 7, MS 1 is contemporary; Taylor, 1894/1, p. 297, original; Stevenson 1899, p. 42, may be contemporary, but somewhat doubtful; Stevenson 1904, p. 202 n. 3, more or less suspicious; VCH Worcs., iv, p. 151 and n., citing Stenton, hand of MS 1 places it a century later; Stevenson 1912, p. 6 n. 17, hand appears to be mid-11th century; Grundy, Gloucs., pp. 24-31, on bounds of Sture, identified as Alderminster, pp. 118-24, on bounds of Dyrham; PN Beds., pp. 17, 23, 55, 87, on details of bounds; PN Hunts., p. 182; Grundy, Worcs. 1927, pp. 7-9, on bounds of Acton Beauchamp, pp. 27-8, on bounds of Beoley, pp. 40-3, on bounds of Broadway, pp. 45-8, on bounds of Chaceley, Eldersfield and Staunton, pp. 164-5, on bounds of Leigh, pp. 177-8, on bounds of Martin Hussingtree; Grundy, Worcs. 1928, pp. 18-19, on bounds of Naunton Beauchamp, pp. 30-2, on identification of places in the charter, pp. 32-40, on bounds of Pershore, pp. 43-7, on bounds of Powick, pp. 121-3, on bounds of Yardley; Forsberg 1950, pp. 212-13, on bounds in Cromban and of Longdon; PN Gloucs., cf. pt iv, pp. 220-1; Chaplais 1966/1, p. 165, MS 1 apparent original, perhaps tampered with but script contemporary, may have been writtten at Abingdon (= 1973, p. 49); John 1966, pp. 181-209, esp. pp. 199-206, authentic, MS 1 original; Skipp 1970, pp. 9-15, on Yardley estate and bounds; Finberg, ECWM, no. 120 (pp. 59, 116-17, 143), authentic, discusses identification and bounds of South Stoke, cf also no. 236 and addendum, p. 238; HRH, p. 230, MS 1 very early copy but suspicious, subscriptions would be consistent if Kinsige = Wynsige, bishop of Lichfield; Cox 1975, p. 39, on estates; PN Berks., ii. 356, on a boundary mark; Hooke 1980, p. 45, on boundary mark; Keynes 1980, pp. 98-100, forgery; Hooke 1981, pp. 356-7, on bounds; Hooke 1987, pp. 96-9, on boundary mark; Hooke 1990, pp. 177-230, on bounds; Sims-Williams 1990, p. 95; Keynes 1993/2, p. 315 n. 68; Abrams 1996, p. 213 n. 133, citing Kitson, bounds may be from 990s; Bassett 1996, p. 166 n. 37; Kelly, Abingdon, pp. 000-000, most likely to be authentic and original.
Current location
- Repository
- British Library
- Town or City
- London
- Shelfmark
- Cotton Augustus ii.6
Other information
- Catalogue Numbers
- S. 786
- Format
- Single-sheet
- Date
- 972
Electronic Saywer (S. 786)
Bond 1878, p. 7, MS 1 is contemporary; Taylor, 1894/1, p. 297, original; Stevenson 1899, p. 42, may be contemporary, but somewhat doubtful; Stevenson 1904, p. 202 n. 3, more or less suspicious; VCH Worcs., iv, p. 151 and n., citing Stenton, hand of MS 1 places it a century later; Stevenson 1912, p. 6 n. 17, hand appears to be mid-11th century; Grundy, Gloucs., pp. 24-31, on bounds of Sture, identified as Alderminster, pp. 118-24, on bounds of Dyrham; PN Beds., pp. 17, 23, 55, 87, on details of bounds; PN Hunts., p. 182; Grundy, Worcs. 1927, pp. 7-9, on bounds of Acton Beauchamp, pp. 27-8, on bounds of Beoley, pp. 40-3, on bounds of Broadway, pp. 45-8, on bounds of Chaceley, Eldersfield and Staunton, pp. 164-5, on bounds of Leigh, pp. 177-8, on bounds of Martin Hussingtree; Grundy, Worcs. 1928, pp. 18-19, on bounds of Naunton Beauchamp, pp. 30-2, on identification of places in the charter, pp. 32-40, on bounds of Pershore, pp. 43-7, on bounds of Powick, pp. 121-3, on bounds of Yardley; Forsberg 1950, pp. 212-13, on bounds in Cromban and of Longdon; PN Gloucs., cf. pt iv, pp. 220-1; Chaplais 1966/1, p. 165, MS 1 apparent original, perhaps tampered with but script contemporary, may have been writtten at Abingdon (= 1973, p. 49); John 1966, pp. 181-209, esp. pp. 199-206, authentic, MS 1 original; Skipp 1970, pp. 9-15, on Yardley estate and bounds; Finberg, ECWM, no. 120 (pp. 59, 116-17, 143), authentic, discusses identification and bounds of South Stoke, cf also no. 236 and addendum, p. 238; HRH, p. 230, MS 1 very early copy but suspicious, subscriptions would be consistent if Kinsige = Wynsige, bishop of Lichfield; Cox 1975, p. 39, on estates; PN Berks., ii. 356, on a boundary mark; Hooke 1980, p. 45, on boundary mark; Keynes 1980, pp. 98-100, forgery; Hooke 1981, pp. 356-7, on bounds; Hooke 1987, pp. 96-9, on boundary mark; Hooke 1990, pp. 177-230, on bounds; Sims-Williams 1990, p. 95; Keynes 1993/2, p. 315 n. 68; Abrams 1996, p. 213 n. 133, citing Kitson, bounds may be from 990s; Bassett 1996, p. 166 n. 37; Kelly, Abingdon, pp. 000-000, most likely to be authentic and original.